Born in Bath, Jacqueline Wilson spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames.
She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first 'novel' when she was nine.
She started work as a journalist in Scotland on Jackie magazine.
She has been writing full time ever since, and has become one of Britain's most popular authors of books for children and teenagers.
Jacqueline's bestselling books include The Story of Tracy Beaker, which became a BBC TV series, The Illustrated Mum, winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, Double Act winner of the Red House Children's Book Award, Candyfloss, Kiss, My Sister Jodie and the Girls series. Her books have been successful all over the world.
Jacqueline Wilson was made a DBE (or Dame) in 2008 and was Children's Laureate from 2005-2007.
In February 2010 Jacqueline was named the most popular library book author of the last decade!
- Jacqueline's books were lent 16 million times by British public libraries in the 10 years to June 2009 – that's almost 5000 times a day!
- For every book she publishes she buys a new ring
- Jacqueline's favourite place is Hay-on-Wye as she loves browsing in the bookshops and going for walks by the river
- Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor and Britain's Got Talent are some of Jacqueline's favourite television programmes!
- She came up with the idea for Tracy Beaker in the bath. She decided on her character's surname when she was washing her hair with... a beaker!
